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Noun: vulgarization  `vúl-gu-ru'zey-shun [N. Amer], `vúl-gu-rI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The act of rendering something coarse and unrefined
    - vulgarisation [Brit]
     
  2. The act of making something attractive to the general public
    - popularization, popularisation [Brit], vulgarisation [Brit]

Derived forms: vulgarizations

See also: vulgarize

Type of: debasement, degradation

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Vulgar Latin
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Vulgate
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Vulpecula
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